The.Bird@f38.n135.z1.fidonet.org (The "Bird") (01/05/91)
I have seen alot of speculation that the AIDS epidemic in west africa and
Kenya was due to mass innoculation programs and malaria clinics where
injections were "shared". Since innoculations and drug injections are not age
specific why do we not see mass HIV infection in children and old people? I
think we are dealing with the same ignorant mentality that continues to insist
that insects transmit HIV and that heterosexuals can't get AIDS from sex.
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Internet: The."Bird"@f38.n135.z1.fidonet.orgcramer@uunet.UU.NET (Clayton Cramer) (01/11/91)
In article <1991Jan5.145355.11998@cs.ucla.edu>, The.Bird@f38.n135.z1.fidonet.org (The "Bird") writes: > I have seen alot of speculation that the AIDS epidemic in west africa and > Kenya was due to mass innoculation programs and malaria clinics where > injections were "shared". Since innoculations and drug injections are not age > specific why do we not see mass HIV infection in children and old people? I > think we are dealing with the same ignorant mentality that continues to insist > that insects transmit HIV and that heterosexuals can't get AIDS from sex. > > Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!asuvax!stjhmc!135!38!The."Bird" An old person inoculated in the 1970s in Africa would be dead now from natural causes. There IS mass HIV infection in children in some East African countries. Not saying that the mass inoculation programs caused it, but reluctant to discount the possibility. -- Clayton E. Cramer {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer Gun Control: The belief that the government, with its great wisdom and moral superiority, can be trusted with a monopoly on deadly force. You must be kidding! No company would hold opinions like mine!